Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 16
DB 6 16.1
हैहयैर्धनाहरणेन सह भृगूणां वधवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच कुले कस्य समुत्पन्नाः क्षत्रिया हैहयाश्च ते । ब्रह्महत्यामनादृत्य निजघ्नुर्भार्गवांश्च ये
haihayairdhanāharaṇena saha bhṛgūṇāṃ vadhavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca kule kasya samutpannāḥ kṣatriyā haihayāśca te | brahmahatyāmanādṛtya nijaghnurbhārgavāṃśca ye
The account of the slaying of the Bhṛgus together with the seizing of (their) wealth by the Haihayas. Janamejaya said: In whose family were those kṣatriyas, the Haihayas, born, who, disregarding the murder of brahmins, slew the Bhārgavas?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.2
वैरस्य कारणं तेषां किं मे ब्रूहि पितामह । निमित्तेन विना क्रोधं कथं कुर्वन्ति सत्तमाः
vairasya kāraṇaṃ teṣāṃ kiṃ me brūhi pitāmaha | nimittena vinā krodhaṃ kathaṃ kurvanti sattamāḥ
Tell me the cause of their enmity, grandfather. How do the best of men become angry without a reason?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.3
वैरं पुरोहितैः सार्धं कस्मात्तेषामजायत । नाल्पहेतोर्हि तद्वैरं क्षत्रियाणां भविष्यति
vairaṃ purohitaiḥ sārdhaṃ kasmātteṣāmajāyata | nālpahetorhi tadvairaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ bhaviṣyati
Why did enmity arise for them with their household priests? For that enmity of kṣatriyas cannot have been for a slight cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.4
अन्यथा ब्राह्मणान् पूज्यान्कथं जघ्नुरनागसः । बाहुजा बलवन्तोऽपि पापभीताः कथं न ते
anyathā brāhmaṇān pūjyānkathaṃ jaghnuranāgasaḥ | bāhujā balavanto'pi pāpabhītāḥ kathaṃ na te
Otherwise, how did they kill brahmins, who are to be honoured and were guiltless? Though the arm-born (kṣatriyas) were strong, how were they not afraid of sin?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.5
स्वल्पेऽपराधे को हन्याद्वाडवान्क्षत्रियर्षभः । सन्देहो मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ कारणं वक्तुमर्हसि
svalpe'parādhe ko hanyādvāḍavānkṣatriyarṣabhaḥ | sandeho me muniśreṣṭha kāraṇaṃ vaktumarhasi
For a small offence, what bull among kṣatriyas would kill brahmins? I have a doubt, best of sages; you ought to tell me the reason.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.6
सूत उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा तेन राज्ञा सत्यवतीसुतः । उवाच परमप्रीतः कथां संस्मृत्य चेतसा
sūta uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā tena rājñā satyavatīsutaḥ | uvāca paramaprītaḥ kathāṃ saṃsmṛtya cetasā
Sūta said: Thus questioned then by that king, the son of Satyavatī, greatly pleased, recalling the story in his mind, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.7
व्यास उवाच शृणु पारिक्षिते वार्तां क्षत्रियाणां पुरातनीम् । आश्चर्यकारिणीं सम्यग्विदितां च पुरा मया
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu pārikṣite vārtāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ purātanīm | āścaryakāriṇīṃ samyagviditāṃ ca purā mayā
Vyāsa said: Hear, son of Parikṣit, the ancient tale of the kṣatriyas, a wondrous one, well known to me of old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.8
कार्तवीर्येति नाम्नाभूद्धैहयः पृथिवीपतिः । सहस्रबाहुर्बलवानर्जुनो धर्मतत्परः
kārtavīryeti nāmnābhūddhaihayaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | sahasrabāhurbalavānarjuno dharmatatparaḥ
There was a Haihaya lord of the earth named Kārtavīrya, Arjuna, thousand-armed, strong, devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.9
दत्तात्रेयस्य शिष्योऽभूदवतारो हरेरिव । सिद्धः सर्वार्थदः शाक्तो भृगूणां याज्य एव सः
dattātreyasya śiṣyo'bhūdavatāro hareriva | siddhaḥ sarvārthadaḥ śākto bhṛgūṇāṃ yājya eva saḥ
He was a pupil of Dattātreya, like an incarnation of Hari; accomplished, a giver of all that is wanted, a Śākta, and indeed one for whom the Bhṛgus performed sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.10
यज्वा परमधर्मिष्ठः सदा दानपरायणः । ददौ वित्तं भृगुभ्योऽसौ कृत्वा यज्ञाननेकशः
yajvā paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ sadā dānaparāyaṇaḥ | dadau vittaṃ bhṛgubhyo'sau kṛtvā yajñānanekaśaḥ
A sacrificer, supremely righteous, always given to giving, he gave wealth to the Bhṛgus, performing sacrifices many times over.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.11
धनिनस्ते द्विजा जाता भृगवो नृपदानतः । हयरत्नसमृद्ध्याढ्याः सञ्जाताः प्रथिता भुवि
dhaninaste dvijā jātā bhṛgavo nṛpadānataḥ | hayaratnasamṛddhyāḍhyāḥ sañjātāḥ prathitā bhuvi
Those twice-born, the Bhṛgus, became rich from the king's gifts; grown wealthy with abundance of horses and jewels, they became renowned on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.12
स्वर्याते नृपशार्दूले कार्तवीर्यार्जुने पुनः । हैहया निर्धना जाताः कालेन महता नृप
svaryāte nṛpaśārdūle kārtavīryārjune punaḥ | haihayā nirdhanā jātāḥ kālena mahatā nṛpa
But when that tiger among kings, Kārtavīrya Arjuna, had gone to heaven, the Haihayas, O king, became destitute of wealth after a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.13
धनकार्यं समुत्पन्नं हैहयानां कदाचन । याचिष्णवोऽभिजग्मुस्तान्भूगूंस्ते हैहया नृप
dhanakāryaṃ samutpannaṃ haihayānāṃ kadācana | yāciṣṇavo'bhijagmustānbhūgūṃste haihayā nṛpa
At some time a need for money arose for the Haihayas; wishing to beg, those Haihayas went to the Bhṛgus, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.14
विनयं क्षत्रियाः कृत्वाप्ययाचन्त धनं बहु । न ददुस्तेऽतिलोभार्ता नास्ति नास्तीतिवादिनः
vinayaṃ kṣatriyāḥ kṛtvāpyayācanta dhanaṃ bahu | na daduste'tilobhārtā nāsti nāstītivādinaḥ
The kṣatriyas, showing humility, begged much wealth; but they did not give it, afflicted by great greed, saying "There is none, there is none."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.15
भूमौ च निदधुः केचिद्भृगवो धनमुत्तमम् । ददुः केचिद्द्विजातिभ्यो ज्ञात्वा क्षत्रियतो भयम्
bhūmau ca nidadhuḥ kecidbhṛgavo dhanamuttamam | daduḥ keciddvijātibhyo jñātvā kṣatriyato bhayam
And some of the Bhṛgus buried their excellent wealth in the ground; some gave it to (other) twice-born, knowing there was danger from the kṣatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.16
कृत्वा स्थानान्तरे द्रव्यं ब्राह्मणा भयविह्वलाः । त्यक्त्वाऽऽश्रमान्ययुः सर्वे भृगवस्तृष्णयान्विताः हैहयैर्धनाहरणेन सह भृगूणां वधवर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
kṛtvā sthānāntare dravyaṃ brāhmaṇā bhayavihvalāḥ | tyaktvā''śramānyayuḥ sarve bhṛgavastṛṣṇayānvitāḥ haihayairdhanāharaṇena saha bhṛgūṇāṃ vadhavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Having placed their goods elsewhere, the brahmins, overcome with fear, all the Bhṛgus, possessed by craving, abandoned their hermitages and departed. (Thus) the sixteenth chapter, named "The account of the slaying of the Bhṛgus together with the seizing of (their) wealth by the Haihayas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.17
याज्यांश्च दुःखितान्दृष्ट्वा न ददुर्लोभमोहिताः । पलायित्वा गताः सर्वे गिरिदुर्गानुपाश्रिताः
yājyāṃśca duḥkhitāndṛṣṭvā na dadurlobhamohitāḥ | palāyitvā gatāḥ sarve giridurgānupāśritāḥ
And seeing their sacrificial patrons in distress, they did not give, deluded by greed; all fled away and went, taking refuge in mountain fastnesses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.18
ततस्ते हैहयास्तात दुःखिताः कार्यगौरवात् । भृगूणामाश्रमाञ्जग्मुर्द्रव्यार्थं क्षत्रियर्षभाः
tataste haihayāstāta duḥkhitāḥ kāryagauravāt | bhṛgūṇāmāśramāñjagmurdravyārthaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ
Then those Haihayas, my son, distressed by the weight of their business, those bulls among kṣatriyas went to the hermitages of the Bhṛgus for the sake of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.19
भृगूंस्तु निर्गतान्वीक्ष्य शून्यांस्त्यक्त्या गृहानथ । चखनुर्भूतलं तत्र द्रव्यार्थं हैहया भृशम्
bhṛgūṃstu nirgatānvīkṣya śūnyāṃstyaktyā gṛhānatha | cakhanurbhūtalaṃ tatra dravyārthaṃ haihayā bhṛśam
But seeing that the Bhṛgus had gone away, having abandoned their houses (and left them) empty, the Haihayas dug up the ground there strenuously in search of goods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.20
खनताधिगतं वित्तं केनचिद्भृगुवेश्मनि । ददृशुः क्षत्रियाः सर्वे तद्वित्तं श्रमकर्शिताः
khanatādhigataṃ vittaṃ kenacidbhṛguveśmani | dadṛśuḥ kṣatriyāḥ sarve tadvittaṃ śramakarśitāḥ
Wealth reached by digging in the house of a certain Bhṛgu — all the kṣatriyas, worn down by the labour, saw that wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.21
यत्र यत्र समुत्पन्नं भूरि द्रव्यं महीतलात् । तदा ते पार्श्वभागस्थब्राह्मणानां गृहाण्यपि
yatra yatra samutpannaṃ bhūri dravyaṃ mahītalāt | tadā te pārśvabhāgasthabrāhmaṇānāṃ gṛhāṇyapi
Wherever abundant goods came up out of the ground, then they (attacked) even the houses of the brahmins who lived in the adjoining quarters —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.22
निर्भिद्य हैहया द्रव्यं ददृशुर्धनलिप्सया । ब्राह्मणाश्चुकुशः सर्वे भीताश्च शरणं गताः
nirbhidya haihayā dravyaṃ dadṛśurdhanalipsayā | brāhmaṇāścukuśaḥ sarve bhītāśca śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
— the Haihayas, breaking (them) open, looked for goods out of craving for money; and all the brahmins cried out and, terrified, came seeking protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.23
अतिचिन्वत्सु विप्राणां भवनान्निःसृतं बहु । निजघ्नुस्ताञ्छरैः कोपाद्वाडवाञ्छरणागतान्
aticinvatsu viprāṇāṃ bhavanānniḥsṛtaṃ bahu | nijaghnustāñcharaiḥ kopādvāḍavāñcharaṇāgatān
As they went on ransacking, much (wealth) came out of the brahmins' dwellings; and in their anger they killed with arrows those brahmins who had come for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.24
ययुस्ते गिरिदुर्गांश्च यत्र वै भृगवः स्थिताः । आगर्भादनुकृन्तन्तश्चेरुश्चैव महीमिमाम्
yayuste giridurgāṃśca yatra vai bhṛgavaḥ sthitāḥ | āgarbhādanukṛntantaśceruścaiva mahīmimām
They went to the mountain strongholds where the Bhṛgus had taken shelter, and they roamed over this earth, cutting (them) down even from the womb onward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.25
प्राप्तान्प्राप्तान्भृगून्सर्वान्निजघ्नुर्निशितैः शरैः । आबालवृद्धानपरानवमन्य च पातकम्
prāptānprāptānbhṛgūnsarvānnijaghnurniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ābālavṛddhānaparānavamanya ca pātakam
All the Bhṛgus whom they came upon, one after another, they slew with sharp arrows — children, old men, and the rest — making light of the sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.26
एवमुत्पाट्यमानेषु भार्गवेषु यतस्ततः । हन्युर्गर्भांश्च नारीणां गृहीत्वा हैहया भृशम्
evamutpāṭyamāneṣu bhārgaveṣu yatastataḥ | hanyurgarbhāṃśca nārīṇāṃ gṛhītvā haihayā bhṛśam
While the Bhārgavas were thus being torn out from every side, the Haihayas would seize the women's unborn children and kill them without restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.27
रुरुदुस्ताः स्त्रियः कामं कुरर्य इव दुःखिताः । गर्भाश्च कृन्तिता यासां क्षत्रियैः पापनिश्चयैः
rurudustāḥ striyaḥ kāmaṃ kurarya iva duḥkhitāḥ | garbhāśca kṛntitā yāsāṃ kṣatriyaiḥ pāpaniścayaiḥ
Those women wept aloud, grieving like ospreys — women whose unborn children had been cut out by the kṣatriyas fixed upon sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.28
अन्येऽप्याहुश्च तान्दृप्तान्मुनयस्तीर्थवासिनः । मुञ्चन्तु क्षत्रियाः क्रोधं ब्राह्मणेषु भयावहम्
anye'pyāhuśca tāndṛptānmunayastīrthavāsinaḥ | muñcantu kṣatriyāḥ krodhaṃ brāhmaṇeṣu bhayāvaham
Others too, sages dwelling at the holy fords, said to those insolent men: "Let the kṣatriyas give up this anger against brahmins, which brings danger (on themselves)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.29
अयुक्तमेतदारब्धं भवद्भिः कर्म गर्हितम् । यद्गर्भान्भृगुपत्नीनां निहन्युः क्षत्रियर्षभाः
ayuktametadārabdhaṃ bhavadbhiḥ karma garhitam | yadgarbhānbhṛgupatnīnāṃ nihanyuḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ
"Improper is this blameworthy deed you have undertaken, that the bulls among kṣatriyas should kill the unborn children of the Bhṛgus' wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.30
अत्युग्रपुण्यपापानामिहैव फलमाप्नुयात् । तस्माज्जुगुप्सितं कर्म त्यक्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
atyugrapuṇyapāpānāmihaiva phalamāpnuyāt | tasmājjugupsitaṃ karma tyaktavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā
Of exceedingly violent merits and sins one obtains the fruit in this very (life); therefore a man who desires wellbeing must abandon a detestable deed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.31
तानाहुर्हैहयाः क्रुद्धा मुनीनथ दयापरान् । भवन्तः साधवः सर्वे नार्थज्ञाः पापकर्मणाम्
tānāhurhaihayāḥ kruddhā munīnatha dayāparān | bhavantaḥ sādhavaḥ sarve nārthajñāḥ pāpakarmaṇām
Then the angry Haihayas said to those sages intent on compassion: "You are all good men; you do not know the real state of these men's sinful deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.32
एभिर्हृतं धनं सर्वं पूर्वजानां महात्मनाम् । वञ्चयित्वा छलाभिज्ञैर्मार्गे पाटच्चरैरिव
ebhirhṛtaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ pūrvajānāṃ mahātmanām | vañcayitvā chalābhijñairmārge pāṭaccarairiva
By these men all the wealth of our great-souled forefathers was carried off, cheating (them), by men expert in trickery, as robbers do on the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.33
एते प्रतारका दम्भास्तादृशा बकवृत्तयः । उत्पन्ने च महाकार्ये प्रार्थिता विनयेन ते
ete pratārakā dambhāstādṛśā bakavṛttayaḥ | utpanne ca mahākārye prārthitā vinayena te
These are swindlers and frauds of that sort, behaving like herons; and when a great undertaking arose, they were petitioned with all deference.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.34
न ददुः प्रार्थितं विप्राः पादवृद्ध्यापि याचिताः । नास्तीतिवादिनः स्तब्धाः दुःखितान्वीक्ष्य याज्यकान्
na daduḥ prārthitaṃ viprāḥ pādavṛddhyāpi yācitāḥ | nāstītivādinaḥ stabdhāḥ duḥkhitānvīkṣya yājyakān
The brahmins did not give what was asked, though begged (for a loan) even at a quarter's increase; saying "there is nothing," unmoved, though they saw their own patrons in distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 16.35
धनं प्राप्तं कार्तवीर्याद्रक्षितं केन हेतुना । न कृताः क्रतवः किं तैर्दानं चार्थिषु भूरिशः
dhanaṃ prāptaṃ kārtavīryādrakṣitaṃ kena hetunā | na kṛtāḥ kratavaḥ kiṃ tairdānaṃ cārthiṣu bhūriśaḥ
The wealth obtained from Kārtavīrya — for what reason was it kept guarded? Why were no sacrifices performed with it by them, and no abundant giving to those who asked?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.36
न सञ्चितव्यं विप्रैस्तु धनं चापि कदाचन । यष्टव्यं विधिवद्देयं भोक्तव्यं च यथासुखम्
na sañcitavyaṃ vipraistu dhanaṃ cāpi kadācana | yaṣṭavyaṃ vidhivaddeyaṃ bhoktavyaṃ ca yathāsukham
Wealth should never be hoarded by brahmins at all; it is to be offered in sacrifice according to rule, to be given away, and to be enjoyed as one pleases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.37
द्रव्ये चौरभयं प्रोक्तं तथा राजभयं द्विजाः । वह्नेर्भयं महाघोरं तथा धूर्तभयं महत्
dravye caurabhayaṃ proktaṃ tathā rājabhayaṃ dvijāḥ | vahnerbhayaṃ mahāghoraṃ tathā dhūrtabhayaṃ mahat
In wealth there is danger from thieves, so too danger from kings, O twice-born ones, most terrible danger from fire, and great danger from cheats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.38
येन केनाप्युपायेन धनं त्यजति रक्षकम् । अथवासौ मृतो याति द्रव्यं त्यक्त्वा ह्यसद्गतिम्
yena kenāpyupāyena dhanaṃ tyajati rakṣakam | athavāsau mṛto yāti dravyaṃ tyaktvā hyasadgatim
By one means or another wealth leaves the one who guards it; or else he dies and, leaving the goods behind, goes to an evil destination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.39
पादवृद्ध्या तथास्माभिः प्रार्थितं विनयान्वितैः । तथापि लोभसन्दिग्धैर्न दत्तं नः पुरोहितैः
pādavṛddhyā tathāsmābhiḥ prārthitaṃ vinayānvitaiḥ | tathāpi lobhasandigdhairna dattaṃ naḥ purohitaiḥ
And we, filled with humility, asked (them) for (a loan) at interest by the quarter; even so, our household priests, made suspicious by greed, gave us nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 16.40
दानं भोगस्तथा नाशो धनस्य गतिरीदृशी । दानभोगौ कृतीनां च नाशः पापात्मनां किल
dānaṃ bhogastathā nāśo dhanasya gatirīdṛśī | dānabhogau kṛtīnāṃ ca nāśaḥ pāpātmanāṃ kila
Giving, enjoying, and destruction — such is the course of wealth; for the capable there is giving and enjoying, but for the evil-souled, surely, destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.41
न दाता न च यो भोक्ता कृपणो गुप्तितत्परः । राज्ञासौ सर्वथा दण्ड्यो वञ्चको दुःखभाङ्नरः
na dātā na ca yo bhoktā kṛpaṇo guptitatparaḥ | rājñāsau sarvathā daṇḍyo vañcako duḥkhabhāṅnaraḥ
He who is neither a giver nor an enjoyer, but a miser bent on hoarding — such a man is in every way to be punished by the king: a cheat, a man destined for sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.42
तस्माद्वयं गुरूनेतान्वञ्चकान्ब्राह्मणाधमान् । हन्तुं समुद्यताः सर्वे न क्रोधव्यं महात्मभिः
tasmādvayaṃ gurūnetānvañcakānbrāhmaṇādhamān | hantuṃ samudyatāḥ sarve na krodhavyaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
Therefore we are all set upon killing these teachers, these cheats, these lowest of brahmins; the great-souled ones should not be angry (at us).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.43
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा हेतुमद्वाक्यं तानाश्वास्य मुनीनथ । विचेरुश्च विचिन्वाना भृगुदाराननेकशः
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā hetumadvākyaṃ tānāśvāsya munīnatha | viceruśca vicinvānā bhṛgudārānanekaśaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having spoken this reasoned speech and thus reassured those sages, they roamed about searching in many places for the wives of the Bhṛgus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.44
भयार्ता भृगुपत्न्यस्तु हिमवन्तं धराधरम् । प्रपेदिरे रुदन्त्यश्च वेपमानाः कृशा भृशम्
bhayārtā bhṛgupatnyastu himavantaṃ dharādharam | prapedire rudantyaśca vepamānāḥ kṛśā bhṛśam
But the wives of the Bhṛgus, stricken with fear, took refuge on Himavat, the upholder of the earth, weeping and trembling, exceedingly emaciated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.45
एवं ते हैहयैर्विप्राः पीडिता धनकामुकैः । निहताश्च यथाकामं संरब्धैः पापकर्मभिः
evaṃ te haihayairviprāḥ pīḍitā dhanakāmukaiḥ | nihatāśca yathākāmaṃ saṃrabdhaiḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
Thus were those brahmins oppressed by the Haihayas, who lusted for wealth, and slain at will by those enraged doers of evil deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.46
लोभ एव मनुष्याणां देहसंस्थो महारिपुः । सर्वदुःखाकरः प्रोक्तो दुःखदः प्राणनाशकः
lobha eva manuṣyāṇāṃ dehasaṃstho mahāripuḥ | sarvaduḥkhākaraḥ prokto duḥkhadaḥ prāṇanāśakaḥ
Greed alone is the great enemy of men, seated within the body; it is declared the mine of all sorrows, the giver of pain, the destroyer of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.47
सर्वपापस्य मूलं हि सर्वदा तृष्णयान्वितः । विरोधकृत्त्रिवर्णानां सर्वार्तेः कारणं तथा
sarvapāpasya mūlaṃ hi sarvadā tṛṣṇayānvitaḥ | virodhakṛttrivarṇānāṃ sarvārteḥ kāraṇaṃ tathā
(It is) indeed the root of every sin, ever accompanied by craving, the maker of enmity among the three classes, and the cause of all distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.48
लोभात्त्यजन्ति धर्मं वै कुलधर्मं तथैव हि । मातरं भ्रातरं हन्ति पितरं बान्धवं तथा
lobhāttyajanti dharmaṃ vai kuladharmaṃ tathaiva hi | mātaraṃ bhrātaraṃ hanti pitaraṃ bāndhavaṃ tathā
Out of greed (men) abandon dharma and likewise the dharma of their family; (a man) kills his mother, his brother, his father, and his kinsman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.49
गुरुं मित्रं तथा भार्यां पुत्रं च भगिनीं तथा । लोभाविष्टो न किं कुर्यादकृत्यं पापमोहितः
guruṃ mitraṃ tathā bhāryāṃ putraṃ ca bhaginīṃ tathā | lobhāviṣṭo na kiṃ kuryādakṛtyaṃ pāpamohitaḥ
Teacher, friend, wife, son, and sister as well — what deed not to be done would a man possessed by greed and deluded by sin not do?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.50
क्रोधात्कामादहङ्काराल्लोभ एव महारिपुः । प्राणांस्त्यजति लोभेन किं पुनः स्यादनावृतम्
krodhātkāmādahaṅkārāllobha eva mahāripuḥ | prāṇāṃstyajati lobhena kiṃ punaḥ syādanāvṛtam
More than anger, than desire, than pride, greed alone is the great enemy; through greed one gives up even life — what then would not be unrestrained?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 16.51
पूर्वजास्ते महाराज धर्मज्ञाः सत्पथे स्थिताः । पाण्डवाः कौरवाश्चैव लोभेन निधनं गताः
pūrvajāste mahārāja dharmajñāḥ satpathe sthitāḥ | pāṇḍavāḥ kauravāścaiva lobhena nidhanaṃ gatāḥ
Your ancestors, great king, knowers of dharma, established on the good path, both the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas, met destruction through greed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.52
यत्र भीष्मश्च द्रोणश्च कृपः कर्णश्च बाह्लिकः । भीमसेनो धर्भपुत्रस्तथैवार्जुनकेशवौ
yatra bhīṣmaśca droṇaśca kṛpaḥ karṇaśca bāhlikaḥ | bhīmaseno dharbhaputrastathaivārjunakeśavau
Where there were Bhīṣma and Droṇa, Kṛpa and Karṇa and Bāhlika, Bhīmasena the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira?), and likewise Arjuna and Keśava —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 16.53
तथापि युद्धमत्युग्रं कृतं तैश्च परस्परम् । कुटुम्बकदनं भूरि कृतं लोभातुरैरिह
tathāpi yuddhamatyugraṃ kṛtaṃ taiśca parasparam | kuṭumbakadanaṃ bhūri kṛtaṃ lobhāturairiha
even so an exceedingly fierce war was waged by them against one another, and here, tormented by greed, they wrought a great slaughter of their own family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.54
हतो द्रोणो हतो भीष्मस्तथैव पाण्डवात्मजाः । भ्रातरः पितरः पुत्राः सर्वे वै निहता रणे
hato droṇo hato bhīṣmastathaiva pāṇḍavātmajāḥ | bhrātaraḥ pitaraḥ putrāḥ sarve vai nihatā raṇe
Droṇa was slain, Bhīṣma was slain, and likewise the sons of the Pāṇḍavas; brothers, fathers, sons — all were killed in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 16.55
तस्माल्लोभाभिभूतस्तु किं न कुर्यान्नरः किल । हैहयैर्निहताः सर्वे भृगवः पापबुद्धिभिः
tasmāllobhābhibhūtastu kiṃ na kuryānnaraḥ kila | haihayairnihatāḥ sarve bhṛgavaḥ pāpabuddhibhiḥ
Therefore what indeed would a man overcome by greed not do? All the Bhṛgus were slain by the Haihayas, whose minds were set on evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition